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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAverage-quality
/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Possessing a standard or middling degree of excellence, value, or craftsmanship; neither particularly good nor bad.
"The restaurant served average-quality food at moderate prices." - 2
Meeting basic requirements or benchmarks while lacking distinguishing features or superior performance.
"The report was of average-quality, containing all necessary facts but lacking deep analysis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'average' (derived from the Arabic 'awāriḍ', referring to damaged goods in maritime trade) and 'quality' (from the Latin 'qualitas', meaning 'of what kind'). Together, they evolved in Late Modern English as a compound modifier to describe goods, services, or conditions that meet standard expectations without exceeding them.
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de qualité moyenne
Transliteration: də kali.te mwɛn
"Ce produit est de qualité moyenne."
durchschnittliche Qualität
Transliteration: dʊʁçˌʃnɪt.lɪ.çə kva.liˈtɛːt
"Das Hotel bot eine durchschnittliche Qualität."
di qualità media
Transliteration: di kwaˈli.ta ˈmɛ.dja
"I materiali utilizzati sono di qualità media."
de calidad media
Transliteration: de ka.liˈdad ˈme.ðja
"Compró un televisor de calidad media."
de qualidade mediana
Transliteration: dʒi kwa.liˈda.dʒi meˈdʒi.nɐ
"O serviço prestado foi de qualidade mediana."
औसत गुणवत्ता का
Transliteration: ausat guṇvattā kā
"यह उत्पाद औसत गुणवत्ता का है।"
中等质量的
Transliteration: zhòngděng zhìliàng de
"这家工厂生产的产品质量一般。"
평균적인 품질의
Transliteration: pyeong-gyun-jeog-in pumjil-ui
"그 영화는 평균적인 품질의 스릴러였다."
平均的な品質の
Transliteration: heikin-tekina hinshitsu no
"この商品は平均的な品質のものです。"
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